Program Overview

Water Supply and Treatment

Introduction

Gain an understanding of the legal, health and technical aspects of treating water for drinking and industrial purposes, and the principles involved in the design and selection of unit processes for a water treatment plant. Introduction to water quality and health, water demand and supply, raw water quality and pre-treatment, and groundwater quality.

Course Topics

• Water treatment processes:
  • Coagulation and flocculation
  • Clarification
  • Filtration (incl. Biological treatment processes)
  • Membrane processes
  • Activated Carbon
  • Pathogen removal
  • Disinfection chemistry and kinetics
  • Chemical disinfection and oxidative processes
  • Fluoridation
• Water Stability
• Water treatment plant design

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will be able:

1. To acquire an understanding of the fundamental scientific concepts and detailed technical know-how of the technologies required for water supply and treatment for drinking and industrial purposes.
2. To gain a general understanding of the legal and health issues associated with water supply.
3. To understand the principles involved in the design and selection of appropriate unit processes.
4. To be able to estimate water demand.
5. To be able to determine free chlorine residuals for break-point chlorination and the kinetics of pathogen kill.
6. To be able to select and design appropriate water treatment unit processes.
7. To be able to calculate design specifications for unit processes to treat raw water of a particular quality to a particular quality.

Course Agenda

You'll learn through a combination of:

• Lectures
• Small group teaching
• Practical sessions
• Reading materials You will also have the opportunity to attend a field trip - visiting a water treatment site.